Music that has no literary, dramatic, or pictorial program; also, pure music; music expressively self-sufficient and intelligible without the aid of a text or a program.

[3] music which has no associations outside itself; it has no text, and does not attempt to narrate a story, portray characters, events, impressions, etc.; e.g., Bach's fugues.

 Instrumental music with no explicit pictorial or literal associations. As opposed to program music.

music that contains no extra-musical references. This kind of music usually does not contain any kind of descriptive titles. Examples of pieces of this type would include most sonatas and concertos. S [..]

Instrumental music, also called abstract music, that is not based on explicit or implied extramusical connections, such as text, visual arts, or other specified inspiration; considered the antithesis of program music.